May 22-28, 2023

A Message from Dean Serovich: Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace Course to launch June 12

We are so excited to finally be launching the Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace Course on June 12. This free, online course is designed to help managers and employees become more well-versed in addressing mental health and its impact on their organization and features professionals and experts from organizations and corporations across the country.

I encourage you to share the course information with your friends, family, colleagues, and community partners outside of USF. You can copy and share the information below, and like and share our social media posts on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

If you need the course information in a different format for dissemination, please email Patty Cleveland at clevelan@usf.edu. Thank you for helping us promote this course to the broader community. Of course, if you are interested in registering for the course, please do so as well at usf.edu/MHWW.

Dean Julie Serovich

Mental Health & Wellness in the Workplace Course – Registration is Now Open!

Learn to attract and retain top talent by creating a workplace culture that fosters wellness and allows for the free expression of issues related to employees' mental health, behavioral health, and addiction. This important course, offered by the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences and The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, is 100% online, free, and open to the public, with the opportunity to earn certification and digital badging. Sessions will begin in June 2023.

Learn about:

The impact of mental health and wellness in the workplace
The changing climate of mental health and wellness in the workplace
Foundations and an introduction to terminology related to mental health and wellness
Identifying and approaching someone experiencing mental health, behavioral health, or addiction issues
Trauma and suicide
Wellness

Now, more than ever before, it is critical that we not only build healthy organizational cultures to protect our teams’ well-being but also recognize the impact mental and behavioral health issues can have on a company's bottom line. For more information, visit usf.edu/mhww.

Social work PhD candidate receives Global Faculty Award

PhD candidate Stephanie Rosado, MSW recently represented the School of Social Work as she received a Global Faculty Award at the Inaugural High Impact Practice and Undergraduate Research (HIPUR) Faculty Awards Ceremony. She was recognized for the contributions made to global education through the school’s two recently introduced general education courses: Happiness and Wellbeing and Meaning in Life. Both are high-impact practice courses and are certified as Global Citizens Project courses. In both classes, students are invited to balance 1) personal beliefs they have already acquired about positive experiences, traits, and institutions and 2) their willingness to be open, explore, and experiment with new ideas and experiences.

TIP Lab named statewide repository for anonymous human trafficking data

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that makes the USF Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Research Lab the statewide repository for anonymous human trafficking data. As part of the larger Senate Bill 7064, which supports victims of human trafficking and strengthens penalties for human traffickers, the provision appoints the TIP Lab with collecting and analyzing statewide data to better understand the magnitude and trends in human trafficking across the state and over time. Read more from USF News - St. Pete.

Dive into self-discovery with Stephanie Rosado

Stephanie Rosado, MSW is a PhD student in the USF School of Social Work and a certified wellness and health coach. Her research interests involve young adult populations diagnosed with osteoarthritis, the disease’s biopsychosocial impact, and research that focuses on advancing the field of sport social work. In this episode, Rosado discusses self-discovery in the face of adversity and contributing to society through social work. Listen to the episode.

CBCS in the News

Professors honor their mothers' legacies

FOX 13

"Three professors from USF are making sure their mothers' legacies live on through education. Their moms were part of the greatest generation, and the war..."

DeSantis signs bills aimed at combating human trafficking in Florida

Bay News 9

"It would also require the University of South Florida to house and operate a statewide data repository for anonymous human trafficking data and to..."

Gov. DeSantis OK’s human trafficking bill making USF statewide data repository

Florida Politics

"Gov. Ron DeSantis gave his OK to make the University of South Florida’s (USF) Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Research Lab the statewide repository for anonymous human trafficking data."

New law taps USF St. Pete as the home to human trafficking data

Tampa Bay Business Journal

"The USF Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab will be the statewide repository for anonymous human trafficking data. The move..."

DeSantis signs bills designed to ‘put human traffickers out of business’ in Florida

News4Jax

"Creates the Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data at the University of South Florida."

USF St. Pete professor heads effort for new statewide human trafficking database

Bay News 9

"University of South Florida Prof. Joan Reid is spearheading the project. She has been researching the issue for 13 years.

'It's my passion,' Reid said. Reid..."

Central human trafficking database now at USF

FOX 13

"A new Florida law looks to bring light to human trafficking, and a lab at the University of South Florida will be the central database for tracking the hidden problem across the state."

DeSantis signs more laws to combat human trafficking in Florida

CW44

"'I think we've been kind of fighting human trafficking in the dark, and with this data we will see better where it's happening, what are the trends, are programs effective?' said Dr. Joan Reid, director of the USF Human Trafficking Risk to Resilience Research Lab."

Defense of a Doctoral Dissertation

Title: Contribution of Contextual Factors and Neuropathology to Dementia

Student: Monica E. Nelson

Program: Aging Studies

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: MHC 1506 and Microsoft Teams

Title: The Influence of Obesity and Lifestyle Factors on Cognition in Middle-aged and Older Adults

Student: Andrew Fiscella

Program: Aging Studies

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Time: 12 p.m.

Location: MHC 1621 and Microsoft Teams

Upcoming Events & Deadlines

Virtual 2023 Summer Institute: Strategies to Support School-Aged Children with Severe Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

June 2, 9, & 30 | 9 a.m. - noon

The first presentation will provide an overview of trauma-informed care in educational settings. The second presentation will introduce a systems of care approach to promote family-school collaboration in the problem-solving process when addressing mental health concerns of students.

The third presentation will provide an overview of assistive technology (AT) and introduce multiple levels of AT and instructional technologies that can be incorporated into lives of children with disabilities to enhance their learning and promote success in schools.

To RSVP, email Tracy-Ann Gilbert-Smith at tgsmith@usf.edu or complete this RSVP form.

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